Originally Posted by
flapshalfspeed
Dude--we're not talking about you flying a 777 with years (probably decades) of experience. We're talking about people with 1,500 hours farting around in their dad's Cessna in VFR conditions taking command of jet after only 1 or 2 landings on contaminated runways or with crosswind components >15 knots.
I'm very, very sure you weren't ready to take command of that 777 with 1,500 hours in a Cessna and 12 months as a Mesa FO who doesn't even know what a "real" PC is like (b/c we've had AQP and that's all they've ever known).
Flaps, I remember a discussion with you several months ago about foreign carriers, and you were so gung ho about seeing them on our soil. So what happens if NAI, or some other foreign carrier, comes here and opens up a base, after all that's what you'd like to see, and starts hiring US regional pilots. You're in the first wave of new-hires and they come to you after a few short months and say "We need you to upgrade to Captain on this 787", based on your recent posts I assume you'd say "Gee I'm not ready yet".